Conan Drives With Tom Cruise

Conan takes it back to basics with the star of "American Made," "Top Gun" and "An Officer and a Gentleman."

TranscriptCONAN: Okay!
Conan O'Brien here.
And I'm in London.
And I'm in a car and it's outfitted with cameras.
And I'm about to meet a pretty big star.
And we're going have a little adventure.
TOM: Conan?
CONAN: Hey Tom!
How are you?
TOM: Good man.
CONAN: Fantastic.
TOM: Good man.
This is very exciting.
CONAN: This is incredible.
I can't believe --
TOM: Cameras are here.
CONAN: We have cameras in the car.
TOM: Are we going to do -- we're going to do -- carpool karaoke, right?
CONAN: No.
No.
That's actually -- that's James Cordon.
TOM: I love Cordon.
CONAN: And the karaoke thing is --
TOM: Incredible.
CONAN: It's great.
TOM: We're going to do that?
CONAN: No.
That's his thing.
You can't do that.
He does that.
No.
TOM: OK, Conan.
Coffee?
We're going to get coffee and talk about comedy?
CONAN: No.
That's -- Comedians In Cars Getting -- that's Seinfeld.
TOM: Seinfeld.
I met him, yeah.
Fantastic.
CONAN: I love that guy.
TOM: We're going to do that?
CONAN: That's his thing.
We don't do that.
TOM: If it's someone else's thing you can't do that?
CONAN: You don't want to do it.
Let's check this out.
TOM: OK.
CONAN: We're going to blow up the internet.
You want to blow up the internet?
TOM: I would love to do that.
CONAN: This will rock your world.
Check it out.
Everyone else has done bells and whistles and get in a car and --
TOM: That's fun.
CONAN: Fun.
But --
TOM: It's cool.
CONAN: Sure.
But my thing, Tom.
TOM: Yeah.
CONAN: My thing is we take it back to basics.
OK?
TOM: Basics, I like back to basics.
CONAN: We just drive.
Just drive.
[laughter]
a mind blower, right?
ANDY: We're --
CONAN: Two guys driving.
Let's do it.
TOM: Amazing.
CONAN: Yeah.
TOM: Just drive around.
Look.
You --
CONAN: This is a whole new level.
TOM: I'm taping.
Take me there.
Drive.
CONAN: I'm a little -- I'm --
TOM: Have you driven on this side of the road?
CONAN: Never driven in the United Kingdom before.
So this is new to me.
TOM: OK.
Do you feel -- you feel OK about this?
CONAN: I feel pretty good.
He didn't really sleep since I got off the plane.
A little groggy.
TOM: OK.
CONAN: Here we go.
Two guys --
TOM: OK.
CONAN: Just driving.
[laughter]
[Applause]
TOM: Are we going to talk, any questions you want to ask me or anything --
CONAN: Trying to concentrate.
TOM: OK.
CONAN: Tricky.
TOM: Yeah.
I know.
It's -- you're on this side.
So it's --
CONAN: Tricky.
TOM: Just watch that person up there.
Sorry.
Just --
CONAN: Hold on.
I got it, I got it!
TOM: I know.
CONAN: Tom --
TOM: Just watch this guy right here.
CONAN: I got it.
TOM: I know.
I'm happy to answer questions if you have any questions about anything and you came all the way and --
CONAN: Good.
TOM: Anything you want to know.
CONAN: I'm pretty good.
TOM: I got "American Made" coming out.
CONAN: Saw your movie.
Really liked your movie.
ANDY: Thank you.
Thank you very much.
--
TOM: Thank you.
Thank you very much.
And Nicholson told me a story once.
Jack Nicholson.
CONAN: Jack Nicholson told a story.
TOM: And really don't tell anyone this story.
But I feel like maybe now it's OK if I --
CONAN: Could you -- I'm sorry.
Again, this roundabout, get through these roundabouts is tricky on the other side.
So --
TOM: I get it.
I get it.
CONAN: Keep that story for later.
TOM: OK.
Just remind me about that later.
I'll tell you about that.
CONAN: Or you can tell it on another show or something.
TOM: Yeah.
CONAN: A refinery over there.
TOM: Keep going around here to the left.
You'll get to the Tower Bridge.
CONAN: Tom, if I wanted a tour guide, I would hire a tour guide, OK?
I would just hire a tour guide.
I didn't imagine this much traffic.
And I didn't imagine that it would rain.
And you don't think of traffic and rain and London in the same sentence.
You know?
TOM: No.
CONAN: It's been a while since I drove even in the states.
[laughter]
I lost my license.
They revoked it.
You do not want to know why.
TOM: Why?
CONAN: Just would rather not get into it.
TOM: OK.
CONAN: Let's put it this way, Tom.
It was a crazy night.
TOM: Was it?
CONAN: Yeah.
It was a crazy night.
TOM: You got to slow down here.
CONAN: I took these pills -- so whacked out, Tom.
And I was driving.
On these pills!
And I didn't know where I was!
The judge was so mad.
TOM: Yeah, a red light right here.
CONAN: You can't be on pills and drive!
You can't take pills and drive!
Yeah, I'm on television!
TOM: You're slightly in the bike lane.
Just want to say.
TOM: Funny, I think my door is locked.
CONAN: I put the child safety lock on.
TOM: I can't unlock it myself?
CONAN: No.
I have to unlock it.
That's the only way -- you can get through it.
Unless I hit that button, that door does not unlock.
TOM: Which button is that?
CONAN: It's over here.
I wouldn't worry about it.
The sun roof is also locked.
I got a question.
OK?
TOM: Let's do it.
What's the question?
CONAN: OK.
TOM: OK?
CONAN: Officer and a Gentleman.
Did you get along with Debra Winger?
Is she someone who -- because the chemistry felt good but I couldn't tell if that was just acting or not.
TOM: Officer and a Gentleman?
CONAN: Yeah.
TOM: That was Richard Gere.
That wasn't me.
CONAN: Richard Gere?
ANDY: I met Deborah and we got along really well.
Very talented.
CONAN: No.
You were in Officer and a Gentleman.
TOM: No, no, I'm not.
That's -- I'm in “Top Gun."
“Officer and a Gentleman" was Richard Gere.
CONAN: Top Gun.
Officer and a Gentleman.
You carried her through the factory.
And you were wearing -- you were wearing -- and you --
TOM: Yeah.
CONAN: Wearing the naval uniform and carry her through the factory?
TOM: Yeah.
I remember that now.
I remember.
Yes.
I remember.
CONAN: Thank you.
You were great.
TOM: Thank you.
I am very proud of that performance and loved that movie.
[laughter]
[whistling]
TOM: Is it almost over?
CONAN: What's that?
TOM: What?
CONAN: What's that?
TOM: Oh, nothing.
How long was I out for?
CONAN: You slept for about 45 minutes.
TOM: Wow.
CONAN: You were out hard.
TOM: How much longer do you think?
CONAN: Oh, we're just getting started.
TOM: Sure you don't need to go to the bathroom?
CONAN: I do not need to go to the bathroom.
I'm good.
Old tank's empty.
TOM: Good.
I wouldn't mind using the bathroom.
CONAN: Pardon me?
TOM: I wouldn't mind using a bathroom.
CONAN: You want to use a bathroom?
TOM: I could.
CONAN: You know what?
That's actually -- this.
This works great.
And we don't have to stop.
TOM: That's not what I had in mind.
It also looks a little used there.
CONAN: So this won't work --
TOM: Just -- jeez.
CONAN: This is not what you had in mind?
TOM: No.
But thank you, Conan.
Thank you very much.
You came prepared.
CONAN: I got you offered.
-- covered.
Got you covered.
TOM: Hey -- yeah, yeah.
No.
No.
Not a lot of questions about the movie.
No he just wants to drive.
Just driving.
Driving.
Yeah.
Driving.
Just going around.
I don't know.
I fell asleep.
And said 45 minutes.
And I don't even know where we are.
No we didn’t sing karaoke.
I have to go to the bathroom and he won't stop.
No.
OK.
Yeah.
Please.
Just -- OK.
CONAN: That was a long call.
TOM: It was good.
Seriously, how long have we been driving?
CONAN: We've been driving about 3 1/2 hours.
And it's the halfway point.
TOM: I won't take it personal if you want to drop me off right now.
I --
CONAN: I could not live with myself if I gave up now.
I would not be able to live with myself.
You know?
TOM: OK.
CONAN: What is that button there?
That button right there, what -- if you pushed that button --
CONAN: This button?
TOM: Yeah.
CONAN: I don't see it.
TOM: That one right there.
[Applause]
CONAN: Tom?
Tom!
What the -- OK.
That was Tom cruise.
His movie is "American Made."
I think that went very well.
[cheers and applause]